Billie Eilish hit back at Taylor Swift fans for “putting words into my mouth” after she seemingly shaded Swift for not being environmentally conscious.
“Okay so it would be so awesome if people would stop putting words into my mouth and actually read what I said in that billboard article,” the 22-year-old singer wrote in an Instagram story.
Billie Eilish hit back at Taylor Swift fans for “putting words into my mouth” after she seemingly shaded Swift for not being environmentally conscious.Lionel Hahn/Getty Images
The 22-year-old singer slammed Swifties in an Instagram story on Sunday.Instagram/@billieeilish00:0003:43
“I wasn’t singling anyone out, these are industry-wide systemic issues,” Eilish added, saying that she was also guilty of releasing multiple vinyl versions of her records in different packaging.
“When it comes to variants, so many artists release them, including me, which I clearly state in the article,” she added. “The climate crisis is now and it’s about all of us being part of the problem and trying to do better sheesh.”
In the Billboard article, the “What Was I Made For?” singer seemingly denounced artists who participated in the growing practice of releasing multiple “vinyl variants.”
“We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging,” she said. “[It] ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money and gets them more.”
Swift, 34, is well known for releasing different variations of her albums, having released eight different variations of her 2020 album “Folklore” and four for her most recent album, “Midnights.”Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
The comments made by Eilish did not sit well with Swift’s die-hard fans.John Sciulli/Getty Images for FIJI Water
A vinyl variant is a different pressing of the same album with small changes, whether it’s color, additional tracks or even cover art.
The presence of these alterations also incentivizes die-hard fans to purchase all possible variants.
“I can’t even express to you how wasteful it is,” the two-time Oscar winner stated. “It is right in front of our faces and people are just getting away with it left and right.”
“I find it really frustrating as somebody who really goes out of my way to be sustainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in my team in being sustainable — and then it’s some of the biggest artists in the world making f — king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.”
“You don’t want to mess with Taylor Swift fans you need to be smarter than that,” a second person posted. “Any fan base can cancel your music out faster than you can blink.”Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Eilish admitted that she was also guilty of the trend.
“It’s so wasteful, and it’s irritating to me that we’re still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money,” Eilish went on. “And it’s all your favorite artists doing that s – – t.”
Swift, 34, is well known for releasing variations of her albums, having released eight different versions of her 2020 album “Folklore” and four for her most recent album, “Midnights.”
Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande are also known for offering fans different versions of their albums.
The comments made by Eilish did not sit well with Swifties.
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“I don’t understand why she’s attacking Taylor,” one fan of the “Cruel Summer” singer said on X (formerly Twitter). “I dare you to prove a point and not release ANY physical copies of your album.”
“You don’t want to mess with Taylor Swift fans you need to be smarter than that,” a second person posted. “Any fan base can cancel your music out faster than you can blink.”
“We swifties should be offended by this! I’m fine with CO2 Carbon Emissions #1 Charts on Taylor Swift. But I draw the line when it comes to vinyl variants that makes our sales strong,” a third fan declared. “WE DO NOT F – – KING TOLERATE THIS BEHAVIOR BILLIE EILISH!”
